Brave New World (The Rippingtons album)

Brave New World
Studio album by The Rippingtons
Released	February 27, 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	Jazz, smooth jazz
Length	52:08
Label	GRP
Producer	Russ Freeman
The Rippingtons chronology
Sahara (1994) Brave New World (1996) Black Diamond (1997)

Brave New World is the ninth album by American jazz group The Rippingtons, released in 1996 for the GRP label. The album reached No. 4 on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart. It was the group's final release on the GRP label.

Track listing

All songs written by Russ Freeman except as noted.

1. "Brave New World" - 4:14
2. "Urban Wanderer" - 4:41
3. "Key to the Forbidden City" - 4:46
4. "Hideaway" - 5:10
5. "Caravan of Love" (Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper) - 4:04
6. "Faith" - 4:32
7. "First Time I Saw Her" - 4:25
8. "Cicada" - 5:43
9. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison) - 4:44
10. "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Jerry Cohen) - 4:43
11. "Virtual Reality" - 5:06

Personnel

The Rippingtons

• Russ Freeman – guitars, guitar synthesizer, keyboards
• David Kochanski – acoustic piano, acoustic piano solo (4)
• Kim Stone – electric bass, acoustic bass
• Tony Morales – drums
• Steve Reid – percussion
• Jeff Kashiwa – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, electronic wind instrument

Additional Musicians

• Eric Marienthal – saxophone (1, 3)
• Brandon Fields – saxophone (7, 11)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
• Gary Grant – trumpet
• Jerry Hey – trumpet
• Magic Mendez – instruments (5, 10), musical arrangements (5, 10)

Vocals

• Phil Perry – lead vocals (5)
• Wallace "Scotty" Scott – lead vocals (5, 10)
• Walter Scott – lead vocals (5, 10)
• Magic Mendez – backing vocals (5, 10), vocal arrangements (5, 10)
• The Whispers – backing vocals (5, 10)
• Bridgette Bryant – vocals (9)
• Lynne Fiddmont – vocals (9)
• Lillian Tynes – vocals (9)
• Harmony Blackwell – additional backing vocals (10)
• Mariah Garrett – additional backing vocals (10)
• Merrily Garrett – additional backing vocals (10)
• Starr Mendez – additional backing vocals (10)

Production

• Russ Freeman – producer (1-4, 6-9, 11), executive producer (1-4, 6-9, 11), recording (1-4, 6-9, 11), mixing (1-4, 6-9, 11)
• Magic Mendez – producer (5, 10), recording (5, 10), mixing (5, 10)
• AndI Howard – executive producer, production coordinator, manager
• Nicholas Caldwell – executive producer (5, 10)
• Alan Hirschberg – additional recording (1-4, 6-9, 11)
• Harmony Blackwell – Assistant Engineer Production Coordinator(5, 10)
• Meriah Garrett – assistant engineer (5, 10)
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Hollis King – art direction, graphic design
• Robin Lynch – art direction
• Jim Gurney – photography
• Carl Studna – photography
• Gardner Howard Ringe Entertainment – management company

Studios

• Tracks 1-4, 6-9 & 11 recorded and mixed at Cheyenne Mountain Ranch Studios (Colorado); Additional recording at Pacifique Recorders and Alpha Studios (Burbank, California).
• Tracks 5 & 10 recorded and mixed at Magic Muzik Studios (Moorpark, California).
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard Jazz Albums	4

External links

• The Rippingtons-Brave New World at Discogs
• The Rippingtons-Brave New World at AllMusic
• The Rippingtons official website